Amazing most everyone, no country claimed ownership of the interceptors. That set off the Talking Heads again. One speculated that the interceptors ca...me, not from some secret facility on Earth, but from another alien civilization. This civilization was the keepers of the galaxy – its job to protect less advanced civilizations from the Miadax who continued to expand and sweep up other civilizations. That set off more speculation about the Paladins, especially after one scientist wondered if the. Hmmm....new mail messages. Just the usual welcome to the site stuff. Oh, wait. Here is an alert. 'LacyLady' added me to her Hotlist. Oh My God.... Let's see. 'LacyLady' is a 31 year old bisexual female. I felt a growing bulge in my pants just thinking about it, and nothing even started yet. I quickly logged off.The rest of the workday was pretty uneventful. I was there physically but mentally I was miles away. I went home that night and did my usual routine of checking out the latest fantasies. I calculated the distance from my home at about eight miles as the crow flies. I switched to the website’s map view and saw the yard and buildings bore the legend ‘Calhoun’s Place’, just as Hailey had said.Next I accessed the town newspaper’s website. There in the latest news was confirmation that I really hadn’t wanted. It reported that, according to an unidentified source, all branches of local law enforcement were engaged in the search for a schoolgirl who had gone missing on Saturday. The. Minutes dragged by like hours. There was a quiet knock in the stillness. Amber stood??Yes.? Amber answered in the gloom.?Amber, is that you?? It was Scott’s voice. Amber’s heart nearly stopped.?Yes, Scott. I’ve been waiting for you all night.? Amber hurried to greet him. Her shackles tripped her. Amber sprawled awkwardly at Scott’s feet. ?I’m so sorry.? Scott helped her to her feet. Amber wept loudly in his arms. He felt so good to her.?You know I hate you for all this.? Amber.